Pocatello man sharing Idaho’s mountains with the world through new business venture
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POCATELLO – A man from Pocatello who has spent his career traveling the globe will now bring clients worldwide to Idaho.
Ryan Cameron is the founder Alpenglow Experiences, a new business venture that will offer guided tours and multi-day trips through Idaho forests and mountains, including the Sawtooth and White Cloud Mountains. The Pocatello City Council voted unanimously Thursday to approve a use agreement to allow Alpenglow Experiences to offer guided day-hikes through the City Creek Management Area.
“We want to provide busy professionals an opportunity to get out into nature and to recharge and reconnect with themselves and maybe others,” Cameron said. “That’s the purpose and mission of Alpenglow.”
Cameron came up with the name while batting around ideas with his wife and three daughters, who he calls his “board of directors.” Alpenglow is derived from the German word “alpenglühen,” which refers to the rosy hue of mountains after dawn and before dusk. Some of his and his family’s favorite memories in the mountains happened during this time.
“It’s the early morning when the sun’s just coming up and striking a peak across the valley and that last hour of sunlight before the sun goes down when the colors and the mountains are just spectacular. It’s a fleeting moment, but when you’re sharing that with somebody, it’s a really special experience,” Cameron said.
Cameron, who has lived in Idaho since 1984, worked for 30 years in semiconductors and related technology fields. Though he enjoyed traveling the globe for his work, he decided it was time for a change.
“I looked back on some of those long trips to Asia or to Europe and just said, ‘Where do I really want to be right now?’ I really wanted to be in the mountains of Idaho,” Cameron said.
When his international colleagues asked him what he enjoyed doing on the weekends, he would show them pictures he and his family took while hiking. They would tell him, “Wow, that’s just an incredible place. I’d love to (go there) someday.”
“We’re hoping that some of them will take us up on that and book a trip with us,” Cameron said.
Alpenglow Experiences operates under a special use permit with the United States Forest Service, which means Cameron can take people on backpacking trips through the mountains and offer a curated experience tailored to their interests. When someone books a trip with Cameron, he first holds a pre-trip consultation to understand client’s expectations.
While Cameron expects most of his clients to come from out-of-state, the tours are open to locals as well.
Alpenglow Experiences will take clients on its first tours and trips this summer. Cameron is excited to share the mountains he loves with people all over the world.
“I’m passionate about Idaho,” Cameron said. “I think it’s such an underrated state. It has so many beautiful areas that we would like to show people.”
People who are interested can sign up or learn more about how to book a tour or trip with Cameron on the Alpenglow Experiences website.
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